Exaggeration
21exaggeration — /ig zaj euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of exaggerating or overstating. 2. an instance of exaggerating; an overstatement: His statement concerning the size of his income is a gross exaggeration. [1555 65; < L exaggeration (s. of exaggeratio),… …
22exaggeration — noun 1. extravagant exaggeration (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑hyperbole • Derivationally related forms: ↑exaggerate, ↑hyperbolic (for: ↑hyperbole), ↑hyperbolize …
23exaggeration — noun his testimony was a laughable mix of contradiction and exaggeration Syn: overstatement, overemphasis, magnification, amplification, aggrandizement; dramatization, elaboration, embellishment, embroidery, hyperbole, overkill, gilding the lily …
24exaggeration — ex•ag•ger•a•tion [[t]ɪgˌzædʒ əˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of exaggerating or overstating 2) an instance of exaggerating; an overstatement: His version of events is a gross exaggeration[/ex] • Etymology: 1555–65 …
25exaggeration — exaggerate ► VERB 1) represent as being greater than in reality. 2) (exaggerated) enlarged or altered beyond normal proportions. DERIVATIVES exaggeratedly adverb exaggeration noun. ORIGIN Latin exaggerare heap up …
26exaggeration gene — exaggeration gene. = intensifier (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
27exaggeration gene — exaggeration gene. См. ген усилитель. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
28exaggeration — noun see exaggerate …
29exaggeration — a collective noun (a noun that denotes a collection of persons or things regarded as a unit) for fishermen …
30exaggeration — noun a) The act of heaping or piling up. b) The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement. Syn:… …
